Bandlike calendar



Feb. 17, 1931.

H. SCHUMACHER BAND LIKE CALENDAR Filed Feb. 29. 1928 a /6 j@ January1928 11 9 Wednesday day Patented Feb. 17, 19341' `militanzascirUMActIEn, or HANOVER, GERMANY .AssIGNoR or ONE-HALF, To

' KARL KNNEKER, 0F HANOVER, GERMANY Y BANDLIKE CALENDAR Applieatieniearebruery 2e, 192s, seriai No. '258,0'79, and in Germany May 27,1.927.

Y This invention has reference to continuous band-like calendars inwhich the dates are recordedasl a. continuous register'upon a movableband or the like, and it is intended 6 among other important objects andadvantages, to so arrange the dates or otherlinstructicnal, pictorial orsimilar matter-in suitable inspection` devices that additionalinstructional, advertising, or other reading or 10 ornamental mattercontained-on the back-side of the band, stripor't-hevlike, may be viewedsimultaneously with the inspection of the particular date or similarmatter, contained on the front side of saidband or strip of flex-l iblematerial. Another object of my invention is to provide for the readyexchangee ability of the 'band-like carrier, and to generally improveand facilitate the construction and manipulation of devices of the gen-1eral kind referred to. Other objectsu andk ade vantages `will'appearfrom the specification in connection with an inspection of the drawings.Calendars containing the dates on *a continuous strip or band movable infront of an inspection opening are well known,*but my invention isdistinguished from'the prestrip or band carries advertising, instructingor equivalentinformatory matter, the said band orstrip being moreoveradapted to be unwound from. a movably disposedloose roll and to bepropelled in frontof more than one, preferably twoinspection openings insuch a mannerthat in oneof these openings the dates or the matter on oneside of the strip and in the other opening the advertising or otherinformatory matter of the other side of the strip becomes exposed. Y

The invention is shown by way of exemplification in a preferredembodimentY on the accompanying drawing in Figure l in front elevationand in Figure 2 in sectional view on the line 2 -2 of Figure l-Figure 3shows the calendar-band. n In the exemplification Ishownv a stiff backis provided Vwith two openings 1l, 6. The calendar-band or strip 8(Figure 3) carries on one of its sides the dates, and on its backsideadvertising or lother informatory matter. The band is wound up to form aroll and is displaceably mounted in aslnall casing or box l() oflcard-board or the like and secured to the back wall 2, but without sta-`tionarily disposed shaft. `The band or strip which rests loosely uponthe bottom l0 of the box l() oi" is supported for instance between thebottom and the cover of the box resting upon the top of the coiledstrip,tape or web Fig. 2 through the rear .opening of the box l0', and isvthen passed in frontof the opening i and around a rounded guide rod 13.It

becomes visible, so that both sides can vbe 7 readily exposed sidebyside in the viewing openings 4 and 6. `By pulling at the projectingend of the band 8 the band may be movedvfeaich day .for'fone section,and will then disclose new advertising or informatory matter bythe sideof the new date. vious art by the fact that the back-side of theV Ynview `of .thefact that the band is loosely 'wound up, and hasno core orinterior roll'- ing'spindle, the manufacture of such bands isfgreatlyfacilitated, and the exchanging :f1 Y ofthe rolls is simplified. Thestiff back-wall x8 is drawn out in the manner indicated in i is thendrawn towards the other side'and in 2 may be made `of superior materialand may present artistic configurationor ornamentation, so that 'onlyvthe band 8 will have Vto be renewed every year.

" l-amaware that calendars with continuous date strip wound upon aninterior rolleror core, 'andadapted formovement past inspec- YtionOpenings have beenproposed heretofore.

in '-various"modifications Y'Vrith'l all these previously knowncalendars paper rolls were employed adapted `forrro'tation aroundfixediyjournalledshafts, so'that the exchangingV of such paper -rollsbecamekvery diiiicult. There was the additional inconvenience with Vthedevices according to the previous art that the turning of the front'side oftherband-'of paperY to the Vback side of thedevice had to be,effectedin a rather complicated manner `by several guide rollers. vIn myinvention however, this turning around of the strip is eii'ected merelyby causing it to form a loop, and this very easy and convenient turningof the band and its combination with the advertising or informatoryarrangement are a progress over the previous art.

Variations andinodications et the embodiment herein shown by Way ofexempliiications are admissible Within the scope and spiritioztl theclaims, hereunto annexed.

I claim:

l. In flexible band-like calendars and other indicating and advertising`devices the combination with an exhibiting iront member and serially andaligningly apertured portions in said member, and a band arranged behindsaid portions and movable with respect thereof and having indicia onboth sides, of a loop-shaped part ot said band disposed near one end ofthe front member, guiding means for the band at the apex o'f said loop,additional flat guiding means behind the apertured portions, andband-supplying means disposed intermediate the apertured exhibitingportions.

2. In flexible band like calendars and other indicating and advertisingdevices the combination with an exhibiting front member and serially andaligningly apertured exhibiting portions in said member and aloop-shaped, lengthwise movable indicating band, carrying indicia onboth sides and arranged' behind said portions ot a band supplyintermediate the apertured portions and connected to `he loop, andloop-supporting and guiding means engaging the apex of said loopadjacent the apertured portion ot the front member.

3. In band-like, flexible calendars and other indicating devices thecombination With an exhibiting front member and serially and aligninglyapertured exhibiting portions on said member, and a loop of lengthwisemovable band-lik indicaiting means carrying indicating matte andarranged behind said portions, of al supply of band-like indicatingmeans connected to said loop and disposed intermediate the aperturedexhibiting portions, guiding means behind the unexposed side of' theloop and spacedrfrom the apertured exhibiting portions, and a guide atthe apex of the loop. A

4. In a band-like, lexible calendar and similar indicating device thecombination with an exhibiting front member and serially and aligninglyapertured exhibiting portions in said member, movable band-likeindicating means arranged behind said exhibiting portions and carryingindicia, of a loop-'shaped part of said indicating means near one end ofthe front member, a supply of such indicating means connected to theloop, apertured mounting means for said supply, guiding means on theunexposed portion of the d loop and spaced :trom the aperturedexhibiting portions, and guiding means Within the apex of the loop.

5. In a band-like, flexible calendar and similar indicating andexhibiting means the combination with an `exhibiting front member andserially and aligningly apertured inspecting portions on said member,and movable band-lilte indicating means behind said inspecting portions,of a coreless, substantially bobbin-like supply of said indicating meansintermediate the inspecting portions, and a loop-like connectingindicating part, connecting the first-mentioned bandlike indicatingmeans to said supply, an aperturcd housing for said supply and aroundthe same, substantially flat guiding' means behind the unexposedportions of the band-like indicating means and spaced therefrom and fromthe inspecting portions, and

gaining means Within the apex of the loopr like part.

6. In a band-like, flexible calendar and similar indicating means, anexhibiting front member, and serially and aligningly aperturedinspecting portions in said member, lengthwise movable, flexibleindicating means behind said inspection portions and having indicia. onboth sides, a supply ot said indicating means mounted intermediate theinspect-ing portions, and connected to the incheating means behind saidportions, and means to guide said indicating means behind said portions-7. In a band-like, flexible calendar and similar indicating andexhibiting means, an exhibiting front member, and serially andaligningly apertured inspecting portions on said member, a. supply of`Hexible, substantially band-like indicating means intermediate theinspecting portions, a movable part of said indicating means extendingat the rear of the inspecting portions, and comprising a loop-shapedsection connected to the supply, transversely disposed indicatingsections on both sides of the indicating means and substantiallycorresponding to the inspecting portions, guiding means 'fortheloopshaped part and additional guiding means adjacent to and behindthe inspecting portions.

HEINRICH SCHUMACHER.

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